New Islamic Directions
Shorter reflections and statements on the events of the day.
Imam Zaid Shakir · January 14, 2018
America, Stop Exporting Your S**t! Trump and the millions of racist Americans he faithfully represents love to point out the problems of what Vijay Prashad refers to as, “The Darker Nations.” However, there is no acknowledgement of what we and other…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · January 6, 2018
I was not blessed to be able to enjoy the presence of my mother throughout my adult life, as she passed away when I was eighteen-years-old. I was able to benefit from her mentorship and wisdom during my formative years, even though many of the…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · January 6, 2018
As we North American Muslims enter a new year it might be beneficial for us to ask ourselves some serious questions. A bit of soul searching has never harmed anyone. The type of questions I have in mind involve a set of challenges to some of the…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · December 19, 2017
The recent decision of President Donald J. Trump to both recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and to move the US Embassy to that blessed city is not only a slap in the face of the world’s Muslims and the Palestinian people, it…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · December 8, 2017
When the President of the United Stated retweeted the filthy, fake anti-Muslim propaganda put out by a fascist British organization he effectively declared war on a segment of the population he is sworn to lead and protect. What was the response of…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · November 27, 2017
If Mao Zedong described the guerrilla fighter as one who "must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea," an apt description of the "Jihadi" could be one who hates the people and wants to drown them all in a sea -of blood. The murderous…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · November 27, 2017
When in the autumn of 1863 Abraham Lincoln proposed that the last Thursday of November be observed as a national holiday, he had two things in mind. One was for everyone to stop and thank God for His Bounties, Mercy and Grace. The other, in his…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · September 22, 2017
In 1970 the R&B group, The Temptations, sang about "...cities ablaze in the summertime." The reference was to the race riots that left large swaths of cities like Los Angeles, Newark, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington DC and others burned to the…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · August 23, 2017
Afghanistan: America’s Vietnam When the Soviet Union became bogged down in Afghanistan during the 1980s, having fallen into the trap devised by President Jimmy Carter’s recently deceased National Security advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, it was…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · August 16, 2017
Many people are puzzled that President Donald J Trump did not immediately and strongly condemn the white nationalist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The situation should not be puzzling. Mr. Trump is presiding over a white nationalist regime.…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · August 12, 2017
A place to contemplate the fate Of mortals trying to be men, A place that time cannot erase, Whose depth defies the pen. A seat of power, a seat of love, Which will we let it be? A seat spanning heavens above, A seat over a sea. A seat of love, a…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · August 5, 2017
Liberty is a gift, Handed down by the Constitution, Through time. But have all accepted it, And given it a home In their minds. Are the graces of liberty Truly free, When the disproportionately incarcerated Ask for the key, Given it by its brother,…
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